Glaucoma and its effects on sleep, mood, and thinking
Part of Eyes & vision clinical trials.
This study looks at how glaucoma affects your body's natural light sensing, which can impact sleep, alertness, mood, and memory. Researchers compare people with glaucoma to healthy volunteers to understand these effects better.
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Who can take part
- You have primary open-angle glaucoma and mild to moderate vision loss (better than -12 dB on a visual field test).
- You are between 45 and 75 years old (for glaucoma patients) or 50 to 70 (for healthy volunteers).
- Your vision is correctable to 20/40 or better.
- You speak English.
- You do not have other eye conditions like severe cataracts, macular degeneration, or diabetic retinopathy.
- You are not taking certain eye drops or medications that affect pupil response, and you have no sleep, mood, or cognitive disorders.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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